One major problem in today’s society is that of environmental damage. This is affecting everyone throughout the globe at a rapid pace whether it is in the form of climate change, pollution or the destruction of forests and greenery. It has been suggested that the issue has only grown since the onset globalisation and the encouragement of economic development in poorer countries. Many sociologists agree but a few such as Ehrlich and Neoliberalists do not believe that this is the main cause to great environmental damage.
Firstly, Dependency theory see that if the developing world follows the industrial model of the west, like modernisation theory suggest, then this will lead to devastating irreversible damage to the environment. This is due to the fact that the model of capitalism that has been devised by the western world is based on fuelling a lifestyle that revolves around consumption in order to maximise profits. It has been found that many transnational corporations (TNCs) act unethically in export-processing zones (EPZs), which includes producing lots of waste pollution. One real life examples of this is Coca Cola being found to use up and waste the water supply in India for their own production line. The impact of environmental damage is particularly important now as
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Of course overpopulation of areas and lack of motivation to create and use any renewable and greener alternatives to resources have contributed to this worldwide problem. It seems to be in order to decrease the amount of environmental damage that we currently make, action needs to be taken to get everyone concerned about this issue. TNCs may need more regulation when it comes to pollution and use of resources meanwhile individuals need to be aware of how much they currently use and waste in order to actively put in place operations to prevent
To reach a more sustainable world, everyone's cooperation and participation are essential. Therefore, the equal rights to everyone is prominent, particularly the equal rights gained from our daily surroundings and natural environment which, in together, is the so-called environment. In order to achieve the equality, the concept of environmental justice was developed, that is originally from the unequal distribution of toxic pollutants in an African-American community. As an ongoing framing process, environmental justice has been expanding into more issues and aspects, also horizontally and vertically. It also moves from a rather anthropocentric view to more emphasisation on natural environment and the relationship between human and environment, which on the way to sustainable world. However, there are also some controversy has been generated, an inherently generated issue about justice is illustrated here.
"...We live in a breakable takeable world, an ever available possible worldÖ" These words, by poet and singer-songwriter Ani Difranco, articulate the relationship between the environment and its inhabitants. Society is constantly manipulating the environment. Our capacity for changing the environment is kept in check by the destructible aspect of nature. The changes we make, those advancements in technology, are limited. While the industrial revolution, per say, is over, industry is ever expanding, moving us into a faster, more efficient lifestyle. However, efficiency and advanced technology are not without their price, and that fee, even more so than monetary in nature, is more accurately quantified by an increased duress on the environment and its inhabitants. As industry expands, waste products increase, and often this waste is toxic to humans, plants, and animals. So-called advancements, such as pesticides, which can greatly increase crop production, may cause chronic health problems. Environmental stressors, such as smelters, chemical plants, incinerators, and landfills all result from efforts to improve the functioning of society, and all have adverse effects on the populations living within proximity of these stressors (Bullard 1994).
Environmental injustice has become a prominent issue within the context of the United States, because the dominant ideology of the nation promotes profit over the livelihood of people. Environmental racism refers to the intentional dumping of hazardous materials into specific communities, as well as limiting communities access to health food. Capitalism and the commercialization of healthy food has disregarded the sustainability of the environment, as well as disproportionately impacts poor communities of color. Corporations target communities of color because of lack of political clout, due to the most labor and time being spent on working low wage jobs and surviving the conditions produced by poverty. The structural positioning of communities,
I will be discussing Environmental Justice as defined by Julie Sze and London, is the social movement that came from environmental racism which involves paying less attention to environmental concerns such as pollution among racial minorities (Sze and London 1332). Therefore, there are two parts of environmental justice and the first is that it battles environmental racism ad second, it deals with issues and policies regarding natural resources like air, water and land (Sze and London 1336).
220,000, that is the number the world population will grow in a single day. Everyday. That is 220,000 new mouths to feed everyday. While globally this issue is already a top concern how will we continue to approach this with populations surging, at what cost will we draw a line and crack down. Overpopulation has contributed to innumerable environmental issues not only on a national level but also on a more substantial transborder level. This paper will focus specifically on the air, water, and land aspect of environmental issues affected by surging populations.
There is no hesitation when it comes to whether humans impact the global environment. However, it is questioned in whether human’s ecological footprint is either negatively or positively impacting. In clear perspective, humans share from both sides and their ecological footprint is noted towards whether it will benefit or harm the environment around them. Topics such as overpopulation, pollution, biomagnification, and deforestation are all human impacted and can harm the environment, but some include benefits into helping the world around us with solutions to their problems.
Take a look at recycling; the plastic coffee cup you used this morning can only be recycled so many times before it ends up as part of a plastic bench made from recycled material sitting in a park or a supposedly “eco friendly” trash can, an item that can no longer be recycled; and just think about all the fuel and energy it took to get it there. Another way to look at these problems is from a scientific point of view; based on past evidence and our current rising heat levels, the average temperature of the earth 7 generation from now will have risen 24.5 degrees due to use of fossil fuels and the effects of climate
Who’s going to save the world is up to cooperation of all living on the planet. Population and industrial growth is unlikely to stop; however, it is in the public’s best interest globally to have awareness of global pollution. Throughout history there have been individual who were concerned and took action, these are the individuals that pushed for the regulations we have today. As the climate changes around the world, it is time for us—humans, industries and government to enhance and enforce the regulations. Consumers have the power to demand better industrial waste management methods from companies. Waste management strategies need to be strictly enforced and followed by industries worldwide. Developing clean habits and techniques to improve pollution need to be a global effort.
Today talking about environmental issues lately to be like a common topic discussion until people take it for granted. However, the world facing a complex environmental problems related to each trouble that connected to one another and come out with greater impacts to the environment and humans. This is because the effects of environmental only can be seen in long term period rather than immediately result show up. Environmental issues must become one of the controversial matters in the society in order to make people know the truth what the world currently facing. There were a lot of environmental disaster happened such as climate change, global warming, various of pollutions, earthquake and etc. the rise of environmental issues begin with this urban development occur through several countries following with the technologies equip along. For sure, development will cause a huge negative impact to the environment if it deals without a care. Besides, the environment is the place in the ecosystem to hold and use in finding resources to continuously survive in this world. Thus, the finding and digging for the resources which happening extensively without preservation will not restore the surrounding similar with before. But then, the change cannot be refuse and people need to take an action to save the threaten the world and the ecosystem from being extinct. If each country has own output in causing an environmental problem, then consider the world to hold all the damage occurred. Exposing the effects of environmental issues throughout the world, make people realize the important to take care the environment.
According to the internet human behavior has a very big affect on the environment. Environmental settings such as air pollution, oceans, energy, or noise are all sources that can negatively impact the environmental quality and conditions. Our daily routines have a huge impact on the environment and we do not realize it. New laws that are passing and educating people will help a lot. People are being educated on how to use less water, use our cars less, how to use less energy, and even taking reusable bags when going grocery shopping because plastic bags are very bad for the environment. There are simple solutions that can help in getting started with these efforts. Every little step and effort we make in our daily routines count.
Economic growth and social development are complementary and they have a close but complex relationship. With the economic growth, it is clear that there are many environmental concerns in today’s society. Air, water, and land pollution have worsened; the environment of wild animals and plants has been seriously damaged; many species are threatened with extinction, deforestation and over-exploitation of mineral resources.
This is a global issue, affecting all of humanity. Only 9% of countries worldwide have a consistent or decreasing population, generally being associated with war or natural disasters, showing that this is a concern for the entire globe. The whole world contributes to harming the environment through human activities, and as human population expands, the damage to the environment rises.
I once heard an interesting opinion of a famous environmentalist that we should not say we need to protect the earth, because earth has been through much harder situations like the glacial epoch. Earth will still be just fine even in the most difficult environment we can imagine. It is us, the human being that will go to extinction if we don’t protect the livable environment we now have. Earth doesn’t need our protection. We need to protect ourselves. It is an issue that concerns every one of us.
The environment and health are very closely linked. The environment in which we inhabit and go about our daily lives, directly impacts on our physical, mental and social well-being. There are biological, chemical and physical factors that can affect human health in a physical and mental way. The World Health Organisation states that "health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" (WHO 1948), meaning that although many factors relating to health are associated with environmental pollution, they can also be caused by the environment in which we work and live in. The relationship between the environment and health, can however be quite complex. Human health is not only as a result of air, water and ground pollution, but also things such as food, genetics, life style and quality, which directly affect human susceptibility to illness, disease and possibly death. Disruptions to the environment, such as substance dispersal, climate change, acidification, ground pollution, photochemical air pollution and over fertilisation can also impact on human health. Therefore, there are direct and indirect links to the environment and health issues.
world history says how environment is vital issue for any living creature. Many big and strong species, such as dinosaur, were lost from the world due to environmental change. Though human has been dominating in the world for about five thousand years, the human civilization is still dependent on the environment. Without a suitable environment it is not possible for human as like as any other living species to survive. But people were not aware of the importance of environment few years ago. Due to the unawareness along with destructive activities, environmental change has been visible across the world recently that makes people think about it. Really, environment is a matter of great concern in the world nowadays. A group of people has raised their voice to protect the environment. They are well organized and strong in many countries especially in West that leads them to form political parties. Those green parties are an important factor in the political realm in those countries. Bangladesh is not a different. The densely populated country is well known to the world due to climate c...